Location: Vancouver, BC
Type: Full-Time, Onsite
Salary Range: CAD $85,000 - $120,000
Benefits: Eligible for extended health benefits program
Vacation: 15 days per year, with 1 additional day each subsequent year of service, up to a maximum of 20 days
Shift: Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm
Employment Eligibility: This position offers VISA sponsorship. Relocation assistance within Canada is available.
About Us
Our client is a Vancouver-based chemical technology company that specializes in developing scalable manufacturing processes and innovative tools for the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. With a focus on process innovation, their cutting-edge technologies—including flexible robotic platforms and AI software—are designed to enhance experimental throughput, efficiency, and data quality. They are committed to addressing critical challenges in health and sustainability, particularly in the production of medicinal compounds and battery materials.
Key Responsibilities
Application Development:
- Develop applications for operating, troubleshooting, and maintaining chemical automation technologies (e.g., DirectInject-LC, self-driving labs).
- Transition development-stage software into commercial-ready applications, ensuring ease of use and robustness.
Automation Technology Development
- Collaborate with hardware and chemistry teams to design, develop, and optimize new automation technologies for chemistry workflows.
- Enhance the robustness and flexibility of hardware and software modules, including automated chemical synthesis, analysis modules, and sample translocation systems.
- Integrate automation solutions into experimental workflows in partnership with chemists and process engineers.
- Develop and implement experimental protocols for testing new automation technologies.
Systems Integration And Maintenance
- Oversee software integration of automation systems with existing laboratory equipment and processes.
Technical Communication
- Prepare research presentations, including data visualizations, for both technical audiences and the general public.
- Work with computer science colleagues on data curation and visualization.
- Support the development of technical grant proposals and the preparation of technical manuscripts.
Lab Safety
- Adhere to safety protocols, including chemical material handling, environmental management, and safety record maintenance.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree in Software Engineering, Automation Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
- Master’s or doctoral degree in a relevant discipline or 2+ years of relevent work experience.
- 1+ years of experience in designing, developing, and implementing automation technologies, ideally in a chemistry or laboratory setting.
- 1+ years of experience in interfacing with APIs and debugging code.
- 1+ years of experience with Python and Windows .NET framework.
- 1+ years of experience in designing and executing automated chemistry workflows, including self-driving laboratories.
- 1+ years of experience in interfacing with APIs and debugging code.
Other Qualifications
- Background in either Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Laboratory Automation, or Analytical Chemistry.
- Experience and proficiency with C++, C# and Linux environments.
- Familiarity with UPLC/HPLC instruments, Chromatography Data Systems, and related applications.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Join Us
Be part of a team that’s advancing chemical technology to address critical challenges in health and sustainability. Apply today to make a meaningful impact.
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